Born near Pine Lawn: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Jenifer Lewis is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. Closest of all is Cindy Ostmann, from Wellston, 2 mi away. The list for Pine Lawn is empty for now. 389 towns across Missouri can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Pine Lawn’s famous people
Famous people born near Pine Lawn
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Bob Gale
born 1951American screenwriter, producer and film director


Mike Shanahan
1939–2018
Nick Schroer
American politician serving in the Missouri House of Representatives

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pine Lawn and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Jenifer Lewis: greginhollywood (Greg Hernandez), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Gale: Johnmaxmena2, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Froman: NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Chappelle-Nadal: KOMUnews, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Schroer: MissouriMadeGOP, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Knowles III: https://www.flickr.com/photos/komunews/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons